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U.S. beefs up screening of travelers for new virus from China

WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials offered a reality check Tuesday about the scary new virus from China: They’re expanding screenings of international travelers and taking other precautions ...

Arizona, California cases push U.S. tally of new virus to 5

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new virus from China, all among people who traveled to the city at the center of the outbreak, health officials said Sunday. ...

Chicago woman is 2nd U.S. patient with new virus from China

WASHINGTON – A Chicago woman has become the second U.S. patient diagnosed with the dangerous new virus from China, health officials announced Friday. The woman in her 60s returned...

Weight loss and maintenance support group to meet

La Plata County Extension and Mercy Regional Medical Center will sponsor a weight loss and maintenance support group from 4 to 5 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month (except August) at the ...

Reflexology unlocks pain relief by treating nerves in the feet

Practice can provide benefits from head to toe

High school students can learn about health care jobs

The Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center Career Exploration Program will host monthly workshops to inspire high school students in rural and underserved areas to become health ...

Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in China

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of airline passengers from...

Washington man is 1st in U.S. to catch new virus from China

SEATTLE – The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak’...

Human-to-human transmission of viral pneumonia confirmed in China

Coronavirus could spread more quickly during busy travel season

U.S. to screen airline passengers from China for new illness

NEW YORK – Three U.S. airports will screen passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens, killed two and prompted worries about an international outbreak, h...

U.S. drinking more now than just before Prohibition

NEW YORK – Americans are drinking more now than when Prohibition was enacted. What’s more, it’s been rising for two decades, and it’s not clear when it will fall again. That’s the...

Women’s Wellness Connection offers free cervical cancer screenings

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and the state health department encourages women ages 21-74 across Colorado to talk to their health care providers about scheduling a Pap test. ...
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